Congress Opens Short Session With Busy Expectations
Washington dispatch says both houses convene for a brief session with focus on appropriations and an inquiry into the dismissal of Twenty-fifth Infantry members after the Brownsville incident. Tariff and immigration topics loom while Panama Canal recommendations attract interest. Senator Foraker plans a resolution asking for full case facts.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Reed Smoot
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
Foraker
Twenty-fifth United States Infantry
Brownsville
Tex
War Department
Eee
Senate Opens with Dupont Taking Oath in Washington
In Washington the Senate opened with seventy six members present. Senator Dupont of Delaware took the oath of office after prayers. A committee was named to await the president and Aldrich set noon as the start of daily sessions. An information request on discharge of black soldiers prompted executive session and a brief adjournment.
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Banks
Senate
Dupont
Delaware
Aldrich
Penrose
Roosevelt visit stirs Panamas. Shonts reports progress
Theodore P. Shonts chairman of the Panama Canal Commission arrived on the Colon and said President Roosevelt’s Panama trip created a stir among Panamans. He praised the chief executive’s visit and stated that work on the canal was advancing under satisfactory conditions.
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New York
Roosevelt
Shea Case Testimony Details Picketing and Assault
In Chicago Albert Young testifies he did picket duty during the Chicago strike and reports to C P Shea. He recalls the Washington street tunnel incident with Jerry McCarthy and says he struck the driver himself after the assailant knocked him down. In New York the American Tobacco trust pays a 7% extra dividend, totaling 22% for the year. outstanding stock and 1906 disbursements are noted, with Thomas F. Ryan highlighted as a major owner.
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Chicago
C. P. Shea
Brotherhood of Teamsters
Albert Young
Shea
Washington Street Tunnel
Jerry McCarthy
New York
American Tobacco Trust
Thomas F. Ryan
Excitement Over Arrest in Kentucky Tobacco Raid
Feverish scenes in Princeton Kentucky as investigators begin inquiry into fires set by night raiders that destroyed large tobacco stemmeries. Circuit Clerk Gardner has been urged to ensure his safety after the arrest of William Winters a section foreman for the Illinois Central accused as a raid participant.
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Princeton
Gardner
William Winters
Illinois’ Central
Enthronement ceremonies for Bishop William Walter Webb
Milwaukee church leaders attended the en thronement ceremony for Bishop William Walter Webb at All Saint's cathedral on December 3. The event drew prominent clergy and marked a significant spiritual milestone for the diocese.
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Milwaukee
Wis
William Walter Webb
iAll Saint’s Cathedral
Supreme Court to Hear Fertilizer Trust Removal Cases
The Supreme Court today took up ten cases against Virginia officers resisting removal from Virginia to Tennessee on Sherman anti-trust conspiracy charges. James G. Tinsley and others alleged to be in the fertilizer trust faced indictment in Tennessee for conspiracy to raise fertilizer prices. Their removal challenge hinges on not having been in Tennessee.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tennessee
Federal Court of Visgints
Supr
Hunter Lost Near Florence. Body Found by Searchers
Charles Wightman, a young hunter from Fond du Lac Wisconsin, disappeared in the Flor ence woods last Thursday. Today a searching party found his body, believed to have died from fear and exposure.
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Menominee
Mich
Charles Wightman
Florence
Fond du Lac
Wis
Earthquake Shocks Felt in Sicily. No Damage Reported
An earthquake shock lasting two seconds was felt yesterday at Milazo on the north coast of Sicily. No damage was reported.
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Sicily
Rome
Milazo
Miners Must Stand Trial for Murder Complicity
Supreme court rules Moyer Haywood and Pettibone of the Western Federation of Miners must stay in Idaho for trial on charges of complicity in the murder of former Governor Steunenberg. The decision follows habeas corpus cases and places the defendants in Idaho custody for the trial.
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Western Federation OF Miners
Washington
Supreme Court
Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone
Heid
Idaho
Steunenberg
Investigation of Coal Land Frauds and Railroads
E B Clarke interstate commerce commissioner opened an inquiry in Pueblo Colorado into alleged land frauds linking coal and oil production with rail freight. Witnesses will examine coal land holdings of Colorado Fuel and Iron Co Denver and Rio Grande Colorado and Southern and Santa Fe railways. Washington withdrew entry of over 1500000 acres in Pueblo district to curb monopolization of coal industries by railroads and corporations.
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Pueblo
Col
E. BE. Clarke
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Thomas and
Marchand
Colorado Fuel & Iron Co
Denver & Rio Grande
Colorado & Southern
Santa Fe
General Land Office
Washington
Pueblo District
Jews Dedicate Hay Memorial Window In Keneseth Israel
Secretary of State Root unveiled a stained glass window in Keneseth Israel Philadelphia honoring John Hay. The Jews of the city erected the tribute in memory of the statesman journalist and diplomat. It marks the first memorial in a Jewish house of worship and praises Hay for humanitarian motives and equal treatment for all.
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Philadelphia
Kenesetha
Root
John Hay
Hay
Cigar Leaf Tobacco Crop Seen Rising in New York
A leading New York tobacco dealer who handles about eighty percent of local shipments estimates the current cigar leaf crop at 563 000 cases, up from 451 000 in 1905, and calls the leaf the best in eleven years.
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Cigar Leaf Tobacco
New York
Money on call quoted high after market open
In New York money on call was quoted at 12 percent an hour after the stock market opened, signaling tight liquidity as trading commenced. This early rate level reflects immediate conditions in the lending market.
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New York
Negro Troopers Behaved With Noted Violent Past in 1885 Fort Sturgis Case
Washington reports the War Department is preparing a congressional probe into the Twenty-fifth Infantry’s discharge and a historical record shows a prior 1885 incident at Fort Sturgis Dakota where black soldiers rampaged and a citizen was killed, followed by lynching of the implicated trooper.
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Washington
Detment
Congress
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Roosevelt
Fort Sturgis
Dakota
Brownsville
Tex
Jury Secured for Sorfrau Case in Grafton
Grafton North Dakota December 3 a jury was finally secured today in the Sorfrau case. Taking of testimony will begin in the morning as the trial proceeds.
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Grafton
N. D
Sorfraude
Gatti Case Dismissed by U S Court
The New York Foundling Hospital v John C Gatti was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Justice Day’s ruling revives the Arizona Supreme Court decision favorable to Gatti, leaving intact the 1904 transfer of about forty orphans to Arizona and New Mexico amid public attention.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States Today
New York Foundling Hospital
John C. Gatti
New York
Arizona
Justice Day
Arizona Supreme Court
Gatti
Attorney General Mooney Orders Railroad Equipment Suits
Acting on Interstate Commerce Commission reports, Attorney General Moody directs suits against many railroads to recover penalties for failing to keep equipment in proper condition. This follows a prior order targeting additional roads.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Moody
Gillette murder trial nears verdict in New York lake death case
In Herkimer New York Chester E Gillette faces possible fate within a day as District Attorney Ward closes case after arguing Gillette killed Grace Brown by blows from a tennis racquet and dumped her body in Big Moose Lake. Defense cites death by own action and calls engineer Silas D Feeter to dispute water depth.
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Herkimer
N. Y
Chester E. Gillette
Grace Brown
Ward
Gillette
Miss Brown
Big Moose Lake
Adirondacks
Silas D. Feeter
Little Falls
Feeter
Julian A. Vanwie
Vanwie
Cortland
Justice Devendorff
Condition of Chamberlain improves readable by newspapers
Bulletin from Highbury Moorgeen Birmingham reports Joseph Chamberlain, ex colonial secretary, is steadily improving and now takes daily walks and drives. His eyes have improved enough to read newspapers at will, addressing recent sensational health rumors.
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London
Joseph Chamberlain
Highbury
Moorgeen
Birmingham
Chamberlain
No Foundation Claimed for Jud LaMoure Protest
Grand Forks reports dismiss rumors that Jud LaMoure protested against Dean Bruce calling the charge a hoax or pipe. The item is treated as untrue in local circles and widely debunked.
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Grand Forks, N. D
Jud LaMoure
Dean Bruce
Diamonds Found in Kentucky Spark Boom in Mining Hopes
An examination of several diamonds found by Pearson in Kentucky declares them pure with rich lustre. Pearson, experienced in Johannesburg mining, predicts Kentucky fields may beat Kimberley. Elliott and Boyd counties see a land boom and rising excitement.
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New York
Kentucky
Pearson
Johannesburg
South Africa
Kimberly
Elliott
Boyd
Shah’s Illness Prompts Regency Move in Persia
The Teheran report confirms Mohammed Ali Mirza heir to Azerbaijan has been summoned from Tabriz to Teheran to assume regency during the shah’s illness. Persia establishes a national bank and issues an internal loan to reduce foreign financial dependence.
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Teheran
Persia
Mohammed Ali Mirza
Azerbaijan
Tabriz
Shah
Persian National Bank
Treasury chief presents 1907 1908 appropriations totals
Secretary of the treasury submitted to Congress a book of estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30 1908. The 1907 total was 701 551 566 dollars and the 1908 estimate stands at 689 028 453 dollars.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Government to replace guncotton plant with torpedo factory
Newport R I December 3. In a few days the Gun Cotton works and torpedo station here will be dismantled as all guncotton for army and navy use will be made in private factories. A torpedo plant will be built in its place for exclusive torpedo production. The government currently pays private firms 3000 dollars per torpedo.
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Newport
R. L
Army
Navy
Potato Acreage and Yields Forecast for 1906
Washington reports preliminary estimates showing 1906 potato acreage at 2,957,800 vs 2,996,700 in 1905. Average yield 102.6 bushels per acre, projecting a near 300 million bushel crop, up from 260,000,700 in 1905. Markets still see full supplies and prices dropping, with northern Michigan noting as low as 22 cents per bushel.
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U. 8
Washington
Michigan
Nominations Submitted to Senate for Roosevelt Cabinet Posts
Washington December 3 Roosevelt sent to the Senate a slate of nominations for the cabinet and Supreme Court post These include George B Cortelyou as Secretary of the Treasury Charles J Bonaparte as Attorney General George L Von Meyer as Postmaster General Victor H Metcalf as Secretary of the Navy James R Garfield as Secretary of the Interior Oscar S Strauss as Secretary of Commerce and Labor and William H Moody as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
George B. Cortelyou
George L. von Meyer
Secretary of the Navy
Victor H. Metcalf
Commerce and Labor
Oscar 8. Strauss
The
Supreme Court
Wm. H. Moody
Car Shortage to Be Investigated by Interstate Commission
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission will probe the nationwide car shortage, starting in the northwest. Commissioner Franklin E. Lane notes railroads are not handling growing grain traffic, with farmers in the Dakotas and Minnesota stacking wheat as elevators fill, while complaints mount about service delays and shifting cargo.
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Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Franklin E. Lane
Northwest
Minneapolis
Chicago
Dakotas
Minnesota
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Shaw
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Charles J. Bona
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Secretary of the Interior
James R
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